Genesis 37:16
“And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.”
Genesis 37:16 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But he answered: I seek my brethren; tell me where they feed the docks.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock .
- DARBYDarby
- And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- He said, I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and he saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- The man said, "They have moved on from here; I heard them say, 'Let’s go to Dothan.'" So Joseph went after his brothers and found them in Dothan.
Context: Genesis 37
14And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
About Genesis 37: Joseph's Dreams and His Brothers' Jealousy
Joseph, one of Jacob's son, is favored by his father and his brothers become jealous. They sell him into slavery in Egypt.
Commentary
Genesis 37 is the story of Joseph, the favored son of Jacob. Joseph is the eleventh son of Jacob, and his father has given him a special coat of many colors. This causes Joseph's brothers to be jealous of him, and they plot to kill him. However, they decide instead to sell him into slavery in Egypt.